The Haleakala crater is Maui's leading volcanic vista. To native Hawaiians it's name means the House of Sun. Any visitor to Haleakala National Park hopes for a clear view of the crater, which is often obscured by clouds, mist, or fog. I was lucky to get this picture.

Haleakala towers above Maui, and this warning sign is justified, since a driver reaches the crater by going through the clouds. It has not erupted for 200 years, which qualifies Haleakala as the world's largest dormant volcano.

At the Haleakala Crater level, a view back down to Maui shows the cloud cover below.

From the crater overlook, here is a closer view of the numerous cindercones in Haleakala. They take a wide variety of shapes.

This huge volcanic formation in the crater lacks the round shape I associate with cindercones.

Here is a round cindercone in the crater with a more typical appearance. I adored volcanoes, starting with my earlier visit to Hawaii in 1987. So the next step in 1993 was an all day hike through the Haleakala crater.